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Mayhem is a Black metal act. Their sound grew out of Master's Hammer, Worship Him, In Memory of Quorthon, Morbid and Eirik Hundvin. Those roots explain a lot about how Mayhem arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Burzum, Immortal and Satyricon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Zuriaake, Teach Children to Worship Satan, Black Metal ist Krieg, Myrkur and Les Légions Noires, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 101 connections around Mayhem, reaching back through Master's Hammer and forward to Zuriaake. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Mayhem connections
Mayhem grew out of Master's Hammer, Worship Him, In Memory of Quorthon and Morbid, shares an orbit with Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Burzum and Immortal, went on to shape Zuriaake, Teach Children to Worship Satan, Black Metal ist Krieg and Myrkur. 101 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mayhem
Sounds and acts that shaped Mayhem.
- Master's Hammerartist
- Worship Himartist
- In Memory of Quorthonartist
- Morbidartist
- Eirik Hundvinartist
- Jubileum Volume IIIartist
- Misanthropy Recordsartist
- Dieselboyartist
- Rotting Christartist
- Black Sabbathartist
- Venomartist
- Motörheadartist
- Slayerartist
- Bathoryartist
- Celtic Frostartist
- Sarcófagoartist
- Hellhammerartist
- GBHartist
- The Exploitedartist
- Dischargeartist
- Dead Kennedysartist
- Sodomartist
- Destructionartist
- Tormentorartist
- Tangerine Dreamartist
- Pink Floydartist
- Obsessed by Crueltyartist
- Thornsartist
- Scream Bloody Goreartist
- Deathlike Silence Productionsartist
- Impaled Nazareneartist
- Kristoffer Ryggartist
- Jubileum Volume IIartist
- Conrad Schnitzlerartist
- Abhorrenceartist
- Hades Almightyartist
Artists similar to Mayhem
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mayhem.
- Darkthroneartist
- Gorgorothartist
- Burzumartist
- Immortalartist
- Satyriconartist
- Bathoryartist
- Emperorartist
- Carpathian Forestartist
- Dark Funeralartist
- Thornsartist
- Watainartist
- Nargarothartist
- Dimmu Borgirartist
- Trelldomartist
- Enslavedartist
- Dissectionartist
- Deathspell Omegaartist
- Hornaartist
- Hellhammerartist
- Limbonic Artartist
- Ragnarokartist
Bands Mayhem shaped
Where the influence of Mayhem travelled next.
- Zuriaakeartist
- Teach Children to Worship Satanartist
- Black Metal ist Kriegartist
- Myrkurartist
- Les Légions Noiresartist
- Those of the Unlightartist
- Aborymartist
- Opus Nocturneartist
- Nachtmystiumartist
- Mick Kenneyartist
- Fenriz Presents... The Best of Old-School Black Metalartist
- Dieselboyartist
- Zeal & Ardorartist
- Havokartist
- Kordhellartist
- Gorgorothartist
- Enslavedartist
- At the Gatesartist
- Abigailartist
- Dark Funeralartist
- Nattens madrigal – Aatte hymne til ulven i mandenartist
- Satanic Warmasterartist
- Noisiaartist
- Anaal Nathrakhartist
- A Blaze in the Northern Skyartist
- 1349artist
- Anthems to the Welkin at Duskartist
- Season of Mistartist
- Transilvanian Hungerartist
- The Kovenantartist
- Nargarothartist
- Watainartist
- Necrophagiaartist
- Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropiaartist
- Sarkeartist
- Pungent Stenchartist
- At the Heart of Winterartist
- Dissectionartist
- Originators of the Northern Darkness – A Tribute to Mayhemartist
- Rabid Death's Curseartist
- Demonoirartist
- Dimmu Borgirartist
- Damned in Blackartist
- Tsjuderartist
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